Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Everykey Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Win32:Malware-gen and Riskware ( 0040eff71 ). The detection rate for the Everykey Inc. files collected here is 14%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Everykey Inc. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Everykey Inc. digital signature with the following procedure:
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Everykey Inc.:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Everykey Inc. and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above, you can view all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also examine the address for Everykey Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2) has issued the Everykey Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
These are the Everykey Inc. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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16/68 | everykeywindowsservice.exe |
3/66 | EverykeyWindowsService.exe |
Here's the detection names for the Everykey Inc. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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AVG | Win32:Malware-gen |
Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[RiskTool]/Win32.AGeneric |
Avast | Win32:Malware-gen |
Avira | TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen |
Cybereason | malicious.389fb7 |
Fortinet | Riskware/Generic |
Invincea | heuristic |
Jiangmin | RiskTool.Generic.ian |
K7AntiVirus | Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
K7GW | Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
McAfee | Artemis!8BCA2EC55C24 |
McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
Paloalto | generic.ml |
Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.RiskTool.2bb, Win32/Trojan.278 |
Sophos | Generic PUA ND (PUA) |
Symantec | ML.Attribute.HighConfidence |
TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R002C0OB218 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R002C0OB218 |
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 134 scan reports for the Everykey Inc. files. 19 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers: